{The Evangelical Lutheran Seminary of Canada
Waterloo, Ontario Canada} Feb’y 14, 1926
Dear Mother:
I am in very much the same circumstances that I was in when I wrote you last week. I have just got back home from preaching at Galt and Hespeler. It is already late and almost bed time and I am somewhat tired from the day’s work. I will consequently have to make my letter short, but will at least try to give you a few lines. We had a pretty stiff winter week last week. It was very cold all week, but for the most part fair and clear. The weather moderated yesterday and to-day was as fine a winter day as you would want to see. I went down to Galt on the nine o’clock radial this morning and after service was driven by auto to Hespeler, where I spent the remainder of the day, and got home shortly before 10 o’clock to-night. Next Sunday I am to go to Sherwood-Unionville and will have to leave home on Saturday afternoon; but by taking a train by way of Galt can get back home on Sunday night. I have preached so far every Sunday this year, which has helped me considerably in a financial way. I haven’t much news to write. Everything has been going along as usual. Bonnie seems to be about as she was, perhaps is improving a little. Marion who had a cold last week is much better now. I think she is improving right along under the treatment I am giving her and am in good hopes that she will yet become well and strong. I am enclosing a little valentine
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which she is sending to Cecile. The other one is for you from Eileen. Eileen is very popular and received 18 Valentines from her various classmates in school Friday. She is getting along nicely in school and bothers me every night to give her addition and subtraction questions. She has a sweetheart by the name of Walter Mogk, a little fellow who goes to the College and whom she says she is going to marry. She said she skated with him the other night and that she asked him to skate with her. I think love is mostly on her side. Eileen is a good skater and you would be surprised to see how she can skate. Little Catharine loves to get out doors and to play in the snow and doesn’t seem to mind the cold even when it is very severe. She and Ruth are great chums, and she knows about everything that Ruth does. Ruth has been teaching her the commandments and she can say several of them, and is particularly fond of going over the second Commandment. She and Ruth are very different. Ruth is very quiet, while she is as lively and vivacious as you please. They are both very fond of their father and I get a lot of pleasure out of them. The Seminary skating party – an annual event – is coming off on Tuesday night of this week. The boys have great ice on their rink now. I go over for half an hour or so nearly every night when I am not too busy. I am still running my catechetical class at Bridgeport and generally walk down there, which gives me just a good amount of exercise. I hope to finish up the class by Easter. I finished another of my courses with Chicago last week. I now have 18 of my 23 courses worked off. I read some 20 books of Theology on the last course. At the place where I stopped to-day the man gave me a cigar, which is son had sent him from Manila, Philippine Islands, which I am smoking now. It has a delightful fragrance. But I must close. With love, I am
Most Sincerely yours,
[signed] Carroll H. Little.
